797 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
887 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
876 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
221 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3265 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
367 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
232 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
125 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
125 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1428 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1432 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24913 | Morohashi |
1115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
902 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
968 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
17 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
852 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 私 【シ】 private affairs, personal matter
- 私案 【シアン】 private plan, one's own plan
- 無私 【ムシ】 unselfish, selfless, disinterested
- 滅私 【メッシ】 selflessness, being unselfish
Kun reading compounds
- 私 【わたくし】 I, me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality
- 私立 【しりつ】 private (establishment)
- 不肖私 【ふしょうわたくし】 I, me
- 私 【わたし】 I, me
- 私たち 【わたしたち】 we, us
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- yo
- privado
- secreto
Portuguese
- particular
- Eu
- me
French
- privé
- je
- moi
2271 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2293.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恋愛 【レンアイ】 love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- 恋歌 【コイウタ】 love song, love poem
- 悲恋 【ヒレン】 blighted love, disappointed love
- 狂恋 【キョウレン】 mad love, excessive infatuation
Kun reading compounds
- 恋う 【こう】 to love
- 恋 【こい】 (romantic) love
- 恋人 【こいびと】 lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
- リア恋 【リアこい】 being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
- 片恋 【かたこい】 unrequited love, one-sided love
- 恋しい 【こいしい】 yearned for, longed for, missed
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- romance
- amor
- enamoramiento
- enamorado
- querido
- enamorarse
Portuguese
- romance
- apaixonar-se
- sentir saudades
- sentir falta
French
- chérir
- amour
- idylle
- languir
- manquer
1931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1012 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
536 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
258 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1078 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2602 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1764 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10537 | Morohashi |
2098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1748 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
458 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
0033.3 | Four corner code |
1-46-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
604b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10947 | Morohashi |
2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-9 | SKIP code |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-1-12 | SKIP code |
2024.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
611b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21014 | Morohashi |
970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1611.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7406 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21724 | Morohashi |
3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
5060.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7531 | Unicode hex code |